Write a Poem in Six Easy Steps

Thousands of pieces of real poetry, many of them fantastic poems are written by people who think or feel that they don't know how to write poetry.

Writing poetry has become a thriving business internationally and people know how to make money with poetry. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not ever do anything with their work or throw it away, because they do not know what to do with it, they feel that they have not written real poetry or what they have written does not have merit.

Six suggestion to consider when writing poetry:

Begin with a valid concept or a well defined idea. It does not matter what you choose as a topic. The important thing is that when you are inspired, write it down in poetic form however it is revealed to you. Try to write on something that has signification to you and let your poetry reveal its own real meaning.

Focus on the direction in which you see your poetry heading. Believe that your poem has a definite direction; you just don't know what direction it is going yet. Guess what. You don't have to know where it is going. Just follow your inspirational pathway and let it open itself to you.

Gradually begin to develop the content or the body of your poem. What you will find is that the words will come to you in some sort of a pattern, rhythmic or non-rhythmic, that may astound you. Let the pieces fall into place, as they reveal themselves to you. Don't try to understand them or explain them, at this stage in your work. You don't have to understand the poem.! Your job is to write it down. When this starts happening, you will know that you are writing real poetry.

There is room in your poetic expression for reactions, impressions and reflections. You have started your poem, so now respond to what you have written, in your own words. How do you think or feel about what you have written? Does it appear to be coming together in a way that has meaning for you and your life or is it confusing, in some way? That is also a legitimate part of poetry writing. It is all right to sense some confusion, at times. The meaning may be obvious, at a later date.

At this point, you may wish to re-state what your poetry is saying, but put it into a nutshell, so that your poetry remains in focus. Don't re-hash everything that you have written, as that is not necessary. What you do need to do is to find a way to bring the poem to some sort of an appropriate conclusion.

This last part of your poem is important, as your poem does need an ending of some kind. Expand upon the summary that you have already been working on, making the pieces fit together like a jig saw puzzle.

Some poets will write and never re-read any of their work, as what they needed was given to them in the inspiration itself. Regardless of whether or not you chose to re-read or re-write your poetry, recognize the reality that you are a real poet. Don't throw your real poetry away. Assign a date to it and put it somewhere safe.